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Old 2nd Mar 2004, 22:36
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Geoffersincornwall
 
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Ref;I'm a bell

Looks a bit like an "H" model that I flew in 1979 on a test flight post overhaul whilst working for the UK bell dealer. Had a Franklin engine and was so under-powered that the Flight Manual had a graphic description of how to do a running take-off and landing. When it was sat on the flight line - into wind - I lifted into the hover OK but when I put in yaw pedal to taxi over to the compass base it would sag back onto the ground. No wonder there weren't so many of them around!!!!
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